Indian team for 5 T20Is against West Indies announced; Kohli, Bumrah rested
The Indian cricket board (BCCI) Thursday announced the men's team for the upcoming five T20I matches against West Indies.
Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, who are India's premier batsman and bowler respectively, have been rested.
KL Rahul, spin bowlers Ravinchandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav have made a comeback into the side.
However, the inclusion of Rahul and Yadav are subject to fitness.
The five matches will be played from Jul 29 to Aug 7.
India’s squad for 5 T20Is: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
(Images: Twitter/Instagram/BCCI)
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